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20 Cards in this Set
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Authenticity
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genuine; reliable; true to its type.
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cadence
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a thythmic flow or pattern (as in poetry); the time or beat of the movement in dancing or marching
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fallacies
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misleading or false idea; mistaken reasoning
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figurative
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marked by special effort; dedicated; single minded; highly concentrated
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metaphores
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a figure of speech that contains an implied comparison
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intensive
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power;strength; force
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hindrance
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to make something unavoidable
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adage
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an old saying a proverb
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passive
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acted upon tather than acting; yielding without resistance; submissive
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ultimate
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last or final; base maximum; the final point; maximum level
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turbulent
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volently agitated disorderly stormy
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somber
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gloomy and sad; solemn and serious
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denote
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to be a sign of; go signify; to mean explicitly
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necessitated
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an action, person or thing that impedes; impediment; obstacle
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reconcile
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to bring together; to bring into harmony; to make friends again
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Simile
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A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.
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irreducible
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not capable of being made smaller or simpler
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abrasive
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a substance used for grinding; an irritnt; causing irritation
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Allusion
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an indirect reference; a passing mention
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Potency
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not literally true; using figures of speech
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